Parramore District

Boasting historic attractions and acclaimed dining, downtown Orlando’s Parramore District proudly preserves and embraces its history, heritage and heart while reaching for the future. It is also home to the Kia Center (featuring the NBA’s Orlando Magic) and Inter&Co Stadium (featuring MLS’ Orlando City Soccer Club and NWSL’s Orlando Pride).

Dining and shopping can be found in the Parramore area, which is the city’s only commercial National Register Historic District and home to Orlando’s new Creative Village, created in partnership with the University of Central Florida. Top eateries here include The Monroe and Nikki’s Place Southern Cuisine.

Starting at dusk after dinner at The Monroe, you can catch a nightly light show at the district’s newest amenity, Luminary Green Park. And before or after your meal, check out popular Parramore retailers such as Chloe Lane Embroidery, Neu Blooms, Palmer’s Feed Store and Popcorn Junkie, among other reasons to visit.

Sports play a key role in Parramore’s modern character. MLS’ Orlando City Soccer Club and the NWSL’s Orlando Pride play at Inter&Co Stadium, which also hosts special soccer (or association football) matches. Just down the street, catch the NBA’s Orlando Magic, ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears and NAL’s Orlando Predators at the Kia Center.

The 2.3-acre Luminary Green Park is a one-of-a-kind gathering place for residents, workers and students. In addition to a large, welcoming lawn, the park features a trellis with an iconic Orlando sign, as well as Luminary Green Memorials. Dedicated to Orlando luminaries, these memorials are permanently honored via ground-mounted light fixtures.

Every evening, the 20-minute Luminary Nights on the Green show turns the park’s Orlando sign into a living canvas with projected animations and lighting set to music. The show runs continuously from dusk through 10 p.m.

Creative Village is a mixed-use, transit-oriented neighborhood in the heart of Parramore District. It supports a synergistic and dynamic mix of uses including higher education, PS-8 education, mixed-income residential, student housing, office space, creative studios, retail and commercial space, a hotel, and parks and open space. University of Central Florida and Electronic Arts both have presences there, among other businesses and organizations.